The Red Sox tied a modern record with six wild pitches, four by Matsuzaka (2 in the 1st and 2 in the 4th) and one each from Manny Delcarmen (6th) and Justin Masterson (7th). Also, all three Boston pitchers have nine-letter last names.

The Yankees beat the Rangers 9-2, so Boston and New York -- both 27-20 -- are tied for first place.

I can see our lineup being a little fluid for a little while. I can see us moving around a little bit here. Youk could hit third, we could hit [Dustin Pedroia] third -- there's a lot of things we could do. ...

In the next few days ... we may not have our full lineup. We are on turf, we have some quick turnarounds, we are going to see how guys come through these games and how they are swinging, how they feel.

I liked the idea of having Ortiz play first base - wish it could work out better for him to do that. He's not a bad fielder but there are better fielders ahead of him. Give him a sense of purpose even if he's not hitting. Feel more in tune with the game, could translate to the bat.

Why does it seem that Dice-K was so committed to representing his country and pitching his way to the MVP of the WBC, when his commitment should have been to get ready to pitch for the team who is paying him millions of dollars. Two months of unproductive pitching, including a stint on the DL, not too mention the money they are paying him, is the price being paid because of his participation in the WBC. If he was so committed to representing his country and pitching in the WBC, he should have stayed in Japan instead of coming here and stealing the money. Right now, I feel like that's what he's doing.And, why is it that he seems to be so stubborn on the mound when it comes to shaking off the catcher and basically pitching his own style when it is strongly suggested that he adapt a little more to baseball in the U.S.I think it's time for Red Sox management to start being a little more firm with this guy. Who's the "employer"? I don't know about anyone else but, now that he's beginning his 3rd season here, I'm expecting a lot more from this so called phenom.Remember all the hoopla when acquiring him? Yes, I know that he won 18 games last year, but he wasn't exactly dominant for all of those wins. He had a lot of run support.I'd rather be waterboarded than watch him pitch.As a fan, so far, I feel cheated.Disappointed and Disgusted!What's everyone else's opinion?

Every guy who played in that stupid WBC did it by choice, and all of them were trying to win for their country. If Dice had stunk in that would you still blame his performance so far on it? When Pedro struck out those dudes at the '99 ASG, it was this great moment that we all loved, but then he had one of the worst starts of his career next time out.

I don't blame Dice's attitude toward the WBC--I blame baseball for having the stupid thing in the first place.

Unless there is some clause in his contract that I do not know about, the Red Sox can certainly forbid Dice from pitching in exhibition games. I'm assuming they allowed it because they were getting daily reports and have people in Japan anyway and Dice was on pitch limits.